(2) Thu Apr 21 2005 11:32 PSTSelf-Promotion:
Sometimes we have people over for dinner and then Sumana wants me to play the gee-tar for entertainment. Recently we had Riana over and Riana was surprised that I play music. Clearly I am not that good at self-promotion if people I've known for years don't know I play music, even though there's a music link right there on my home page. I blame all the other stuff I have to do that has kept me from finishing my new album and achieving the musical superstardom I obviously deserve.

At the opposite end of the self-promotion spectrum, Riana also thought Jake Berendes is someone I'd made up. That's a common misconception, but a misconception nonetheless. Jake is doing installation art pieces on the other side of the country. How could I fake that? I can't even sew. I think I sewed a little stuffed-animal-size pillow once, but it split apart.